What color is #929F99?

#929F99 is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #929F99?

The RGB value is 146, 159, 153: 146 red, 159 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #929F99?

The complementary color is #9F9298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #929F99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#929F99 color

#929F99 rgb(146, 159, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #929F99 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 62.4% green and 60% blue (146, 159, 153).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 6% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Silent Film (#9FA5A5), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#929F99 color codes

HEX	`#929F99`
RGB	`rgb(146, 159, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 62.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 6%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 8%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.33, -5.81, 1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.33, 6.01, 165.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.001, 33.207, 34.96)`
Decimal	`9609113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #929F99, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #929F99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#929F99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #929F99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #929f99; }
.text { color: #929f99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #929f99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 159 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #929f99, #929f9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #929F99?: #929F99 is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #929F99?: The RGB value is 146, 159, 153: 146 red, 159 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #929F99?: The complementary color is #9F9298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #929F99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.